Monarch Counseling & Wellness

03/05/2026

🦋✨ VOTE MONARCH FOR BEST OF THE TRIANGLE 2026! ✨🦋

We are honored to be nominated for Best Counseling Service in The Dispatch’s 2026 Best of the Triangle — and we would be so grateful for your vote!

At Monarch Counseling & Wellness, we are passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality care to individuals, couples, and families across the Golden Triangle. From individual counseling to EMDR intensives and IFS retreats, it’s a privilege to serve this community.

💙 If we’ve impacted you, supported you, or walked alongside you in your journey — would you take a moment to vote for us?

🗳️ Vote here:
https://cdispatch.com/best

📲 Or scan the QR code in this post!

Every vote means the world to our team. Thank you for trusting us, supporting us, and helping us continue to grow and serve our community.

🦋

03/04/2026

🐾 Meet the Dogs of Monarch 🐾

If you walk through the doors at Monarch Counseling & Wellness, you will likely be greeted by one of our four-legged team members: Milo, River, or Bitsy. Each of these dogs has a different role, different training, and different legal distinctions — and we believe it’s important to educate our community about those differences.

Here’s a quick breakdown:

🐶 Milo – Therapy Dog (In Training)
Therapy dogs are trained to provide comfort and emotional support to multiple people in clinical or community settings. Milo is being trained to work alongside a clinician in sessions when clinically appropriate and with client consent. Therapy dogs help reduce anxiety, increase feelings of safety, and support connection in the therapeutic process.

🐕 River – Service Dog
Service dogs are individually trained to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability and are legally protected under the ADA. River is a working dog who assists her handler with disability-related tasks. When he is on duty, he is focused and working — and we ask that he not be distracted.

🐾 Bitsy – Emotional Support Dog
Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) provide comfort through their presence. They are not required to perform trained tasks and do not have the same public access rights as service dogs. Bitsy brings a calm, grounding presence to our space and offers companionship and soothing energy.

At Monarch, we are intentional about how and when dogs are involved in sessions. Client comfort, consent, allergies, and preferences are always prioritized.

We love the warmth and connection our dogs bring to the office — and we also believe in educating our community about the important distinctions between therapy dogs, service dogs, and emotional support animals.

We can’t wait for you to meet them. 💛

02/28/2026

🌿✨ Come See Us TODAY at the Natural Health Expo! ✨🌿

Monarch Counseling & Wellness will be at the Natural Health Expo today from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Redwood Business & Wellness Center in Columbus, Mississippi — and we’d love to see you there!

We’re excited to share more about the services we offer beyond traditional individual and couples counseling, including:

🦋 EMDR Intensives
For those ready to dive deeper into trauma healing in a focused, extended format designed to create meaningful movement in a shorter period of time.

🌿 IFS Retreats (Internal Family Systems)
Immersive retreat experiences designed to help you reconnect with yourself, heal wounded parts, and build lasting internal clarity and compassion.

Whether you're curious about therapy, interested in intensive healing work, or just want to stop by and say hello — come visit our table, ask questions, and learn more about how we support healing in our community.

📍 Redwood Business & Wellness Center
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Columbus, MS

We can’t wait to connect with you! 🦋

02/26/2026

🌿 We’re Headed to the Natural Health Expo! 🌿

Join us at the 3rd Annual Natural Health Expo on Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 5374 Hwy 45 N., Columbus, MS

This FREE community event brings together local health and wellness professionals all in one place — making it easy to explore holistic options, ask questions, and discover new resources for yourself and your family.

✨ And we’ll be there!

Be sure to stop by our table to:
✔️ Meet our team
✔️ Learn more about how we support mental health and overall wellness
✔️ Grab some resources
✔️ Say hello (we’d love to see you!)

Whether you stay for 10 minutes or the full afternoon, it’s a great opportunity to connect, explore, and support local wellness providers.

Come see us — we can’t wait to connect! 💚

02/24/2026

Monarch Counseling & Wellness Community Newsletter - February 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/monarchcw/monarch-counseling-wellness-community-newsletter-16200225

02/24/2026

🌿 Eating Disorders Awareness Week | February 23–March 1, 2026 🌿
The Myths We Carry

At Monarch Counseling & Wellness, we believe recovery begins with truth, compassion, and honoring the full, diverse realities of those impacted by eating disorders.

Our partner organization, The Renfrew Center, is joining organizations nationwide to recognize Eating Disorders Awareness Week with this year’s powerful theme:

✨ The Myths We Carry ✨

Eating disorders are too often misunderstood — who they affect, what they look like, and why they happen. This week invites us to look deeper at the pressures of diet culture, social media, perfectionism, and stigma that keep so many struggling in silence.

Recovery begins when we stop trying to fit a mold and start honoring each individual’s lived experience.

💻 FREE Live Virtual Support Groups (ET Times)

🔹 Feb 24 | 3:30–4:15 PM – College & Young Adult Support (18–24)
🔹 Feb 25 | 12:00–12:45 PM – Adult Connections (25+)
🔹 Feb 25 | 4:00–4:45 PM – Care & Connections (for support persons)

🎥 On-Demand Workshops (Available Feb 23)

✔️ Nutrition Myths That Harm
✔️ The Myth of Perfectionism as Protection
✔️ The Dos & Don’ts: Supporting the Journey
✔️ Values-Based Recovery: Reconnecting with Who You Are

These free events are open to the community and offer education, connection, and practical tools grounded in empathy and inclusivity.

💛 If you or someone you love has been impacted by disordered eating, we encourage you to explore these resources.

👉 Learn more and register here:
https://renfrewcenter.com/edaw-2026/

Recovery is possible.
Every body deserves care.
Your story matters.

02/20/2026

Trauma doesn’t have to take years to process.

We now offer EMDR Intensives & Extended Sessions for clients ready to move deeper, faster.

✔ Weekly EMDR Sessions
✔ 3–6 Hour Extended Sessions
✔ 2-Day EMDR Intensives (17 hours of individualized care)

Designed for busy professionals, parents, students, and anyone seeking meaningful trauma resolution.

Scan the QR code or visit monarchcw.com/emdr-therapy to learn more.

02/13/2026

Your voice matters.
Your needs matter.
You matter.

Join us for Reclaiming Your Voice, a two-day IFS-based experiential retreat created to help you reconnect with your inner wisdom, set healthy boundaries, and express yourself with confidence.

🧠 Trauma-informed
🖌 Creative & reflective
🦋 Deeply grounding and empowering

📅 March 28–29
📍 Columbus, MS
💲 $800

👉 Register at monarchcw.com/ifs
Limited spots available.

02/10/2026

Today, we’re honored to share a message from Robert Chilton, LCSW—a veteran himself—about why serving fellow veterans through mental health care matters so deeply to him.

From lived experience to lived compassion, this work is personal. Veterans deserve providers who understand their stories, their challenges, and their strength. We’re proud to have clinicians who don’t just treat—they get it. 🇺🇸

02/10/2026

🐾 Ever Wonder What It Takes to Become a Therapy Dog? Meet Milo! 🐾

Milo has officially begun his journey toward becoming a Certified Therapy Dog! 💙

His training process is intentional, structured, and thorough to ensure he can provide safe, supportive, and comforting interactions for our community. Milo is currently working through basic obedience training, focusing on essential skills like focus, impulse control, and reliable responses to commands in a variety of environments.

Once he masters these foundational skills, Milo will work toward passing the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test. This nationally recognized certification evaluates temperament, behavior, and the ability to remain calm, friendly, and well-mannered in public settings.

After earning his CGC, Milo will move into specialized therapy dog training, where he will learn skills specific to supporting individuals in therapeutic environments. This includes advanced socialization, emotional attunement, and practicing safe and appropriate interactions with a wide range of people and settings.

The final step in Milo’s journey will be completing the therapy dog certification process, which involves supervised evaluations and ensuring he meets all standards required to serve in counseling and wellness settings.

02/07/2026

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about romantic love.
Sometimes, it’s about coming home to yourself.

As we head into another Valentine’s season, we’re resharing a blog written last year that still feels just as powerful today—a reminder to rebrand Valentine’s Day as a love letter to YOU.

✨ Thank you to our own Stevi Carter for sharing her thoughtful perspective on self-compassion, reflection, and redefining what love can look like.

📖 Read the blog here:
👉 https://monarchcw.com/rebranding-valentines-day-a-love-letter-to-yourself/

If the thought of Valentine’s Day makes you roll your eyes or feel sad, I totally get it. It’s a day in which romantic love is celebrated, presents are exchanged, and dinner reservations are made. It can so easily make a single person feel like the glaring exception to the sea of couples they se...

02/06/2026

🧠🏆 What Is Mental Performance Consulting—and Why Does It Matter for Athletes?

Mental Performance Consulting helps athletes develop the mental skills needed to perform at their best—both in competition and in life. Skills like focus, confidence, emotional regulation, goal-setting, and bouncing back after mistakes are just as important as physical training.

Our partner, Mindful Performance Consulting, is offering an Introduction to Mental Performance workshop designed for parents, coaches, and administrators who want to better support young athletes.

📅 February 19, 2026
⏰ 6:30–7:30 p.m.
📍 Bodydesign Strength & Wellness Center (location provided at registration)

Whether you’re supporting an athlete who struggles with performance anxiety, confidence dips, or pressure—or simply want to help them build resilience and mental toughness—this is a great place to start.

👉 Register now using the QR code on the flyer
📩 Questions? Email Dr. Hood at mhood@mindfulperformanceconsulting.com

We’re excited to support community partners who are helping athletes strengthen both mind and body. 💪🧠